Language theme

Story by Asmaa Chaudhry Whatever your background, research tells us that simple exposure to English in a stimulating environment will create competent speakers of English in a brief period of time. But most parents aren’t [Read more]

Story and photos by Amr Soltan Over two hundred students go to the Arabic school in the Firvale Centre on Earl Marshall Road. I met Mr Musaid Al-Hakam the manager of the school. He said [Read more]

Story by Saleema Imam | Photos by Ray Black and Graham Jones What is a ‘greave’, and why did we burn it? If you’ve ever wondered how some of our local place names came about, [Read more]

Brought to you by quiz master Graham Jones Our personal use of language is as individual as our fingerprint or DNA, but it changes over the course of our lives. Our language or accent can [Read more]

Story by Richard Belbin There are over 100 languages, from all parts of the globe, spoken by Burngreave’s schoolchildren, reflecting the rich diversity of our area. As part of the Messenger’s mission to help all [Read more]